Automobile radiator ornament



y 1930. c. L. HAWEs H 1,757,567

AUTOMOBILEv RADIATOR ORNAMENT Filed June 24, 1929 2 s eets-sheet. 1

HISATTOENEY. i

y c. L. HAWES 1,757,567

AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR ORNAMENT Filed June 24, 1929 2. Sheets-Sheet 2 E6. 6 INVENTOR: CHARLES L HaWFs,

HIS ATTORNEY.

Patented May 6, 1930 UNITED STATES CHARLES 1.. HAWES, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO cHRIs'roPnER STRASSHEIM,

- oEcHIcAeo, ILLINOIS AUTOMOBILE I RADIATOR" oRnAMENr Application filed June 24,

My present invention relates to automobile ornaments, being an improvement over the' device described and illustrated inmyfico- I pending application,Serial No. 305,907, filed September 14, 1928, for automobile radiator Ornaments. The object of this invention is to prov de a device of the kind indicated,-with certain desired improvements in the way of afiord- 10 ing a more efiicient and smoother operating mechanism.

1 Additional objects and advantages of the construction now employed will appear more fully in the details of construction herein after set forth, when taken in. connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view. of the in vention as applied to the radiator cap of an automobile, the wings of the bird being shown in'normal lowered position; p

V Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig.1, with bird in raised blast "of'air V Fig. 4 is a plan view or the invention, with parts of the upper body casing removed;

. Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken substantially. centrally of the device; and a V, t 7

Fig.6 1s a transverse sectional vlew'taken to-the rear of the'operating mechanism.

In the drawings, A designates the radiator cap of an automobile to which the ornamental bird B embodying my invention and herein- 45, 46 which are swingi l t d on ping a casing 9 having an upper or lid section 10 and aregistering or lowerbody section 11 to which latter is integrally secured the branch or arm 12 on which the body section 11 is securely fastened. As best shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, thecasing 9 serves toenclose an operating mechanism hereinafter to be described, the upper section 10 of this casing being configured to provide an integral head 13 and a bifurcated tail 14. The upper :section 10 is securedto the lower body section 11 by a bolt 15 which may be of the machine screw type, and which is 'threadedly 192-9., $eria1 N6. 373,163..

secured, in a downwardly ecting socket lug 16 formed Integral with the upper section l rojectingfrom either side of thebird is a palrof wings 1T, 18. having folded over and r veted portions 17, 18 which latter serve as means to fasten-the inserted endsof links 19,,20, 1tbeing observedthat these latter pass throughapertures 21, 22 formed between the reglsterlng top and bottomsections 10 and 11. respectivelyflt will also be ,observ'ed that l1nksl9,- after immediatelypassing into the'i'nterior of the body of the bird have downwardly projecting] portions .23, 24 101118Cl110 straight portions 25, 26, which latter passthroughand turn-in sockets 27, 28 prov ded in a pair of members 29, 3 0, which are riveted-0r otherwise suitably secured torockingly mounted plates 31', 32 hereinafter to bedescribjedQ bestishown in.Figs. 4 1 i an the pla e "w ich areswingmgly mounted' onfjournalscrews 33, 34, are

provided with' segmental "coasting racks 35, 36. The ournal screws 33', 34, have thread ed ends 33, 34", which are threadedly re "'e rably formed 'integratwith the body sec- 19, 20 after passing through the sockets 27, 28, have bent portions 39, 40, at right angles ltothe straight 'portions 25, 26, the bent portions 39, 40,"termin'ating in hooks -41, 42, which are clenched afar, passing through {'47, 48 riveted or otherwise suitably seeured to a U-shapedj-member or yoke 49, having ears 50, 51, which are perforated to receive a link or stem 52 threadedly secured in the post of the bodysection 11. As best shown in Fig. 4, it will be seeenthat the plates '31, 32 are arranged pairs,,one pair to each of the journal screws 33, 34. I have found the pro-' vision of a pair of plates toieachjournal screw,'to afford a somewhat smoother action i which is highly desirable in permitting the 'ceived in bearing lugs 37, 38, which are prefholes 43, 44in two vertically positioned plates tion 11. As best shown 'inFigf4, the links 1 greatest possible freedom to the wings 17 and 18 of the bird when the ornament is in operation; i

From theforegoing description, the operation ofmy device has been in large indicated but will become more fully apparent in the following brief explanation. 'Assuming the bird to be mounted on the arm 12 which latter may be secured to the automobile cap A' by a wa d y Pr jec be t 3 P se through a hole 54 in the cap A and secured to the" top thereof by nut 55,-and the vehicle to be in motion, a current of air will strike. agains thewings. 17 and 1 s b s shown in Fig. 1, where the arrows denote the direction of movement of air relatively to the moving vehicle. which are in oblique position as shown in Fig. 1, and which actas levers-of the ini e vP a e er, Will n w ie end-a gl into the position shown in Fig. 3, this. motion ofthe wings causing the links 19,20 to rock 7 the plates 3 1, 32 downwardly, while at the sametime the portions 39, 40 of these links will be convergingly brought together, as best shown in Fig. 6. This action of the links 19, 20' in the meantime causesthe straight portions 39' and 4 :0 .to' partly'turn as viewed in the several figures, this causing the wings 17' and 18 to assume the position shown in Figs. 3 and 6. It, will be" observed that during the progressive action ,of' the Wings indicated, the plates 45, 46 which are ew he hg y meunt d en -eh p mber. 49 will slide the latterdownwardly on the s em 5 du n the first Pa efth 1P- ward me enien e e ne d e ns quent downward movement' of the portions 9,4Q- y r e n e the P etee 5, 46. abu t gain h oe 'ef the e ye i n and consequently arresting downward moventeh ek 1,42 h by, t e e he ends of theportions 39, i0 will swing do-w-nw r y wh n; h Wings ,1 epp t e the en et' heir p d. meveih it It W ll-h noted that the'momen'tumof the wingsgaci r u he ph ee. en yed by a as h s iki g e. ower nel he P tieh: 0f h d r e su face, e j he h will now carry them tothe position shown in Fig. 3, where the blast of air will thrust or strike against the backs'of the wings, thus imi l ihg he ede ly 'pein whe he m men u of e t i pul e ve to the wings will be neutralized by the blast of fair again striking them from the underneath' side, as shown in Fig. 1, .this conipletes one cycle. These'cycles which occur very quickly when the vehicle to which the ornament is attached is in rapid motion, will cause the wings to-perform a flapping motion wh s u tes h fli h o a r in 'realistic 'manner. Since in actual practice this device is, subjected to rather severe usage by reason of the many hours of daily operation, the average automobile is put to, the

mechanism employed is of a design and ruggedness particularly adapted to enable Thewings 17 and 18' long period of time. I have also provided, as best shown in Fig. 6, an additional socket on each of the members 29, 30, which may be used should the pair of sockets in which the. links 19, 20 are mounted, become inefiicient after long continued use. I I While I have herein described and illustrated a preferred design. and construction,

it will be apparent that the invention is capable. of. considerable modification; and variation without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the details as set forth; hence it is to be understoodthe embodiment set forth is to be confined totheprecisedetails only to the extent these are'circumscribed within the scope of h rp lle e e im j Having described my. invention, what I claim as'new and desire to secure by Letters ate t l t 1 1. A device of the kind described comprlsing a casing, a pair of, wings fastened to a pair of linksQa pair of coacting racks pivotally mounted within saidcasing, and operatively connectedto. said respective links, a

pair of plates within said casing, said plates having a pivotal connection with said respective links. and a slidable element within said casing pivotally connected to said plates.

2. A device of the kinddescribed compris- .ing a casing, a pair of bearing lugs in said ca.sing, la pair. of coacting racks rockingly connectedto said bearing lugs, a palr ofl nks pivotally connected: to said racks, bent portions on said respectivelinks, a pair of plates seemed; to said; bentportions on saidlinks and having a connection to an element slidably mounted on a member secured in the housing, and a pair of wings secured to said links. Y 1

ing a itwo part casing, theupper part ofsaid -,casingfhavingthe configuration of thehead,

h k; nd ta 'p nee a ird, he therse tion forming the lower body portion thereof and mee ing it e uppe e e i n-te pr a o s g f rehani m, d e ha ism ncluding h ne or; k gly support ng a pa r at e eti g: s a eme ts; p ir Qt l nk reekmgly mo n en. aldge ement said links having bent portions connected to a Pa r of. P a e ewing ne'ly mo n d an element slidable on a member secured in the l er-b y po n -the casing. nd a pa of wingssecured tothe other end of sai'd -links" at a point exterior of the, upperand 1 w tions whereby when saidwingsare acted on by a blast of air, the wings'will anglingly rise and fall. a

4.. A device of; the-kinddescribed comprisn a p ir efw ngs a t to ap r'et nk said links having crank portions movably connected to coacting platesroekably mounted on anelement slidablyaconnected to a fixed e men aid. nks a ng a eonaee ion' 7 to a pair of coacting gear elements swingably mounted on a pair of elements serving as pivots, whereby when the wings are raised by a current of air, the links will rockingly move the said plates and said gear elements which coact to turn and rock the linksand consequently the wingsafixed thereto.

5. A device ofthe kind described comprising a two-part casing having theconfigura;

' 10 tion of a bird, a pair of links rockingly mounted on a pair of gear elementsswingably secured in a chamber formed by said two-part casing, said links having a connection to a pair of plates rockingly mounted on an element slidably secured in the said chamher, a pair of wings secured to the exterior ends of said links, the lower end of said plates abutting, whensaid wings and consequentlysaid links are actuated by a blast of air, the" 29 lower part of said two-part casing.

6. An automobile radiator ornamentcomprising an upper section detachably secured to a lower section and providing in combination therewith a chamber-for housingme'chaa5 nism, said mechanism including a plurality of pairs ofgear elements, each of said plurality of pairs of gear elements being swingably mounted and supported on one of a pair of journal members detachably secured in 30 said lower section, a pair of links rockingly mounted relatively to said pair of journal members and having a pivotal connection to a pair-0f elements rockingly secured to a yoke slidably secured in said lower section, and a pair of wings secured to exterior ends of said links whereby said mechanism will provide a co-ordinated mechanical movement for simultaneously raising and angling said wings in a flapping manner when acted on by a blast o of air.

In testimony whereof I' have signed my' name to this specification.

CHARLES L., HAWES.

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,757,567. Granted May 6, 1930, to

CHARLES L. HAWES.

It is hereby certified that the above numbered patent was erroneously issued to "Christopher Strassheim, of Chicago, Illinois", as assignee of the entire in terest in said invention, whereas said patent should have been issued to the inventor, said "Hawes, and Christopher Strassheim", said Strassheim being assignee of one-half interest only in said invention, as shown by the records of assignments in this office; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 24th day of June, A. D. 1930.

M. J. Moore, (Seal) 3 Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

